After nearly a year and a half of trying to troubleshoot my noise/vibration issues on the 510, I concluded it was the U-joints - despite seeming fine when inspected.

Looking at the CV options out there I decided I wanted a cheaper solution, that was OEM-reliable, and strong. As I dug deeper into the 4-month long R&D rabbit hole, I realised there were more Datsun parts opportunities and the scope kept increasing.

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First up is a CV that's a direct replacement for the stock 510 half axles. It's now in testing and am hoping to make more examples available to the Datsun community shortly, for roughly 60% of the cost of current CVs. The intention is to not compete/replace the existing race offerings, but to offer a mellower street version that can still handle reasonable power. The CV's original vehicle torque rating is roughly 220 fts/lb, but it's a beefy unit and should handle more.

This CV does not run a cut or re-splined axle. It's a stock OEM unit that's been heavily modified to match the Datsun 1/2 axle exactly in compression and expansion. As an added bonus, grease has been repacked with Redline CV2.

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Due to the CVs size, and lack thereof on the 510, fit is tight but clearance is good.

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I also got tired of the lack of LSD options out there so I'll be offering JDM R160 axle stubs as well. These will clip into the JDM Subaru viscous and Suretrac R160 diffs and bolt up to the CV or stock U-Joint axles.

More details will be released soon but I thought I'd start by offering a sneak-peek in the thread that helped me dive into the Datsun word in the first place.

I want to try a set!! I had some of the empi style in my car, complete garbage so I went back to the stock axles. They aluminum adapter always came loose and there was way to much back lash, made my car feel like a pile of garbage.

"People don't like it when shit doesn't match their rule of thumb." Sam